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]]>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:27:18 GMTBelow is a copy of the letter from Dr. Smith, MSDLT Superintendent, that will be distributed to parents Pre-K through 12 regarding school walk outs on March 14th and April 20th.

]]>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 19:11:40 GMTSpring Break in the MSD of Lawrence Township is Friday, March 23rd through Friday, March 30th. Classes resume Monday April 2nd.

Lawrence Education and Community Center and Welcome Center

Lawrence Education and Community Center
The Lawrence Education and Community Center will be CLOSED on Friday, March 23rd and Friday, March 30th. We will be open to the public Monday, March 26th through Thursday, March 29th from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.

If you need to meet with someone at LECC over Spring Break you are advised to call ahead, as many people will be taking vacation during this time.

Welcome Center
The Welcome Center will be CLOSED on Friday, March 23rd and Friday, March 30th. We will be open to the public Monday, March 26th through Thursday, March 29th from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

We will resume regular hours on Monday, April 2nd.
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High Ability Appeal Testing will take place on April 4, 2018 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Lawrence Education and Community building located at 6501 Sunnyside Road. If your child did not qualify for a high ability classroom placement for 2018-2019 and you wish to have reconsideration, please click HERE to request and appeal between March 19th and April 2nd.]]>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:19:44 GMT]]>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:56:41 GMT
The public is invited to stop by Bernie's Place at the McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology, 7250 East 75th Street, on Thursday morning, April 5th at 7:30 am, for an informal chat with Dr. Shawn A. Smith, Superintendent of the MSD of Lawrence Township on the topics of your choosing. Please enter Door #2 on the west side of the building.]]>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:55:08 GMT
Belzer and Fall Creek Valley Middle Schools will be hosting Open Houses on Wednesday, April 4 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Our purpose is to welcome our new students (current 6th graders) and their parents and show off all the great teachers and classes offered at the middle level.

Belzer Middle School - 7555 East 56th Street
Fall Creek Valley Middle School - 9701 East 63rd Street]]>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:08:12 GMTWed, 28 Feb 2018 15:55:33 GMT
The MSD of Lawrence Township CAP (Computerized Admittance Process), for those residing within the MSD of Lawrence Township boundaries, will open on Saturday, March 31stand will remain open through Sunday, May 20th. This process is only for MSDLT students who wish to apply to attend a school other than their current assigned school.

Families must complete the CAP for incoming first graders wanting to join an older sibling who attends a different school from the school assigned to the first grader.

Additional Information regarding the CAP process:

March 31: CAP application opens for ALL current MSDLT families with children entering grades 1-6.

April 29: Deadline for submission of CAP applications to be consider for the 1st run to take place mid-May. This first run will ONLYbe for kindergarteners applying for first grade to a school other than the school they have been assigned to attend. A separate run will take place for all grade level placements (1–6) in Late-June.

May 20: CAP application closes at midnight.

Week of June 25: School placements will be finalized for the 2018-2019 school year. Families who have applied through CAP will receive e-mail notification regarding placement status on or before July 1.

If you have questions, click to email Karen Leko.
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Lawrence Township Transportation is working with My Stop to provide GPS tracking information for our buses and give families more exact information about their child’s bus arrival.

My Stop can be utilized two different ways; via the My Stop website or via the app on your smartphone device.

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The MSD of Lawrence Township is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2018 Excellence Design Challenge, sponsored by the Lawrence Township School Foundation. The Design Challenge seeks to financially reward a teacher (or teachers) for an innovative idea that, if implemented, meaningfully impacts the organization through efficiency, effectiveness, and/or measurable improvements. These individuals have been selected to proceed to the Research and Development phase. These finalists will now complete a comprehensive Research and Development phase outside of the contract day, providing a progress report to the administrative team mid-way through this phase.

A Research and Development Award of $750 will presented to all finalists who successfully complete and submit the research and development portion of the challenge. This award will be shared if there are multiple applicants for one proposal. From those finalists, the Design Challenge Award Winner will be selected and the idea implemented in the MSD of Lawrence Township.The winner receives a personal award of $20,000.

We would like to have your children in school every day that we are in session.However, we will always respect your decision as a parent when it comes to the safety of your child(ren).

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The MSD of Lawrence Township has received a grant for $1,527,400 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help implement strategies to strengthen school counseling programs for our students.

Schools in 30 of Indiana’s 92 counties will benefit from the grants, part of the Lilly Endowment’s Comprehensive Counseling Initiative for Indiana K-12 students. The grant money will be used to launch a variety of student services and counseling efforts.

If the first Monday falls on a school holiday and it is necessary to spray, spraying will occur on the second Monday of the month.

The Indiana Pesticide Review Board has regulations that impact how school corporations may use pesticides on school grounds. MSD Lawrence Township follows these guidelines and we are inviting parents and guardians to join our Pesticide/Herbicide Notification Registry. By signing up for this registry, you will be notified at least 72 hours prior to a pesticide application at your child’s school, subject to certain exceptions.